SOFC-based home fuel cell systems are put into the market this autumn

JX Nippon Oil & Energy announced that the company will reduce the price of the current ENE-FARM and will start the sale of new ENE-FARMs, which is of the SOFC type, in autumn this year.
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1. To reduce the price of the ENE-FARM (PEFC-based micro-CHP system) being currently sold by about 20%.
2. To launch the sale of new ENE-FARMs, or SOFC-based micro CHP systems, in October this year.
3. Features of new ENE-FARM: 1) remarkable size reduction of about 40% (volume ratio) when compared with the current machine, and 2) the rated power generation efficiency = 45%.
4. Customers will have more flexible choice when buying the ENE-FARM, with addition of the new SOFC ENE-FARM.
5. To outsource production of the new ENE-FARMs to Dainichi Co., Ltd. (Niigata city).
6. To reveal the SOFC ENE-FARM in “FC EXPO 2011”, March 2 to 4, Tokyo Big Site.
Source: News release